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Diamond Genesis Room at Sweden’s Icehotel is a Crystalline Cavern of Frosty Luxury

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Diamond Genesis Room at Sweden’s Icehotel is a Crystalline Cavern of Frosty Luxury

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Toyota to Unveil FT-Bh Super Mini Hybrid Concept at Geneva Motor Show

Toyota is set to unveil a new super mini hybrid concept, the FT-Bh, at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show on March 6th. According to Toyota, the new hybrid concept has about the same interior room as the Toyota Yaris, but is smaller and lighter than the Toyota Aygo, the smallest Toyota sold in Europe. Read the rest of Toyota to Unveil FT-Bh Super Mini Hybrid Concept at Geneva Motor ... weiterlesen...

Guilherme Torres Recycles Brazilian Artist’s Home Into A New Live Work Space

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Abandoned Buildings Given a Literal “Face” Lift By Russian Street Artist Nomerz

Talk about a “face” lift! Making waves with his street art that transforms enormous abandoned structures into giant portraits, Russian artist Nikita Nomerz uses details already present at the sites he chooses to create his crazy faces. Nomerz travels to cities across his native country to make these creative pieces and as opposed to painting over a wall to create s... weiterlesen...

Abandoned Buildings Given a Literal “Face” Lift By Russian Street Artist Nomerz

Talk about a “face” lift! Making waves with his street art that transforms enormous abandoned structures into giant portraits, Russian artist Nikita Nomerz uses details already present at the sites he chooses to create his crazy faces. Nomerz travels to cities across his native country to make these creative pieces and as opposed to painting over a wall to create s... weiterlesen...

Playful Never Never Land House is Built Around Trees in Ibiza

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Artist Makes Giant Winter Crop Circles Just by Walking in the Snow!

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Green Roofed Vancouver Residence Was the First LEED Platinum Home in Western Canada

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TEST DRIVE: We Get 40 mpg From a Non-Hybrid Hyundai Elantra!

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Finland’s Beautiful Lilja Chapel is a Pop-Up Prefab Church

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Buenos Aires’ Magnificently Restored Hippodromo Racing Venue Keeps the Old and the New in Harmony

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3D Printed Wearable Planters Let You Take Plants With You Everywhere You Go

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The Wall of Zudaji by 403 Architecture is a Scrappy Shed Made From Leftover Materials

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The Wall of Zudaji by 403 Architecture is a Scrappy Shed Made From Leftover Materials

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Mandy Barker’s SOUP Photographs Bring Awareness to Ocean Trash

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Guests Can Sleep Under a LEGO Chandelier at Brighton’s Harrington Hotel

If you’ve ever coveted the privacy of your own hotel, head to Brighton’s posh The Harrington. You’ll be left utterly alone, as the hotel only has one room! The clandestine digs are also chock full of opulent upcycled designs – including this LEGO chandelier designed by John Harrington himself! Read the rest of Guests Can Sleep Under a LEGO Chandelier at Brig... weiterlesen...

Vennesla Library’s Ribbed Prefab Design Features Energy Efficient Strategies in Norway

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Perkins+Will’s Kuwait University Model School Will Be A Living Green Laboratory

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Floralis Generica is a Giant Metal Flower That Blooms Daily in Buenos Aires

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